John M Bennett
MilitaryOriginally assigned to 303BG/359BS as a pilot at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho on 15-Apr-42. However, he was reassigned to 97BG prior to the 303BG's deployment to Molesworth in September 1942. Date of reassignment not determined.
Shot down 21 October 1942 in B-17 41-24344 97BG/404BS while serving as Pilot. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Vogelsang, 18356 Barth, Germany | 21 October 1942 - 29 April 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 1, Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 29-Apr-45 |
Born |
Denver, Colorado, USA |
Revisions
Changed Connection from '359 Bomb Squadron', which is becoming redundant, to '359th Bomb Squadron'.
Lee Cunningham 19-Nov-2014. Assignment to 303BG based on ingest of data in a DUPLICATE entry from the Eighth Air Force Museum, Savannah, Georgia . 303BG association and disposition in the Summary Biography confirmed by Mr. Gary Moncur, website historian 303 BG, http://www.303rdbg.com/ via inquiry of Mr. Moncur through an e-mail to Mr. Moncur by Mr. Cunningham.
Lee Cunningham 18-Nov-2014. Combination of records of 303BG/359BS drawn from the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15352 added to resolve a duplicate entry.
Lee Cunningham 28-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 15352; National Archives records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15352 / MACR 15352, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 38 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database